color

couleur

Propriété visuelle qui fait apparaître une chose rouge, bleue, verte ou d’une autre teinte.

En anglais simple : The quality that makes things look red, blue, green, or other similar types.

• My favorite color is green.
• The walls have different colors.
• What color is your car?

Synonymes : hue, shade

Expressions courantes : favorite color, bright color, color of something, perceive color

couleur de peau

Teinte de la peau d’une personne, notamment lorsqu’elle est associée à sa race ou à ses origines.

En anglais simple : The shade of someone’s skin, especially when people connect it with race or background.

• People have many different skin colors.
• Nobody should face discrimination because of their color.
• The organization supports equal rights regardless of color.

Synonymes : skin tone, complexion

Expressions courantes : skin color, people of color, regardless of color

en couleur

Qui présente diverses couleurs comme le rouge, le vert et le bleu, au lieu de seulement noir, blanc et gris.

En anglais simple : Showing a range of shades such as red, green, and blue rather than only black, white, and gray.

• We bought a color printer.
• The magazine includes several color photos.
• Their first color television was very expensive.

Synonymes : full-color

Contraires : black-and-white, monochrome

Expressions courantes : color television, color photo, color printer

colorer, teindre

Donner une teinte particulière à quelque chose avec de la peinture, une teinture ou une autre substance.

En anglais simple : To make something a particular shade by adding paint, dye, or another substance.

• They colored the cloth blue.
• She colors her hair every month.
• The juice colored my lips red.

Comment l'utiliser : color something + color (She colored the paper green.); color something with something (We colored the water with food dye.)

Synonymes : dye, tint

Expressions courantes : color your hair, color something blue, color with something

colorier

Remplir les zones vides d’un dessin avec des crayons, des pastels ou des feutres de couleur.

En anglais simple : To fill the empty areas of a drawing with pencils, crayons, or pens in different shades.

• The children love to color.
• He colored the flowers with a red pencil.
• Can you color inside the lines?

Comment l'utiliser : color something with something (She colored the picture with crayons.)

Synonymes : color in

Expressions courantes : color a picture, color with crayons, color inside lines

rougir

Devenir rouge au visage, généralement par gêne ou sous l’effet d’une émotion forte.

En anglais simple : To become red in the face, usually because of embarrassment or strong feelings.

• Her cheeks colored slightly.
• He colored when she mentioned his mistake.
• His face colored with anger as he read the letter.

Comment l'utiliser : color with something (His cheeks colored with embarrassment.)

Synonymes : blush, flush, redden

Contraires : pale

Expressions courantes : color with embarrassment, color slightly, color at something